When a fighter decides to take a long layoff on his own...

[rickJen]

And he takes a tuneup for a comeback fight, he wins but gets battered,
does it make sense for fans to give him an instant excuse and say, "Oh he's been off for a year,
what do you expect?" Instead of giving more credit to the opponent.

[rickJen]

Why do you think some fans tolerate such thing?
Allowing long vacationers make ready-made long layoff excuse
and not hold them accountable as if it's someone else's fault.

To make it fair, I laud Spence for saying he's not taking anymore soft touches.
He wants all the big fights available. So why make excuses for others?

[PRINCEKOOL]

Why do you think some fans tolerate such thing?
Allowing long vacationers make ready-made long layoff excuse
and not hold them accountable as if it's someone else's fault.

To make it fair, I laud Spence for saying he's not taking anymore soft touches.
He wants all the big fights available. So why make excuses for others?

I rate Spence Junior win vs Danny Garcia the best of his career.

I did not expect him to take on such a big fight, straight away after his accident.

Even if he did not have a accident, facing Danny Garcia is probably more of a test than most of Terrence Crawford's fights at Super Welter Weight etc.

[brettWall]

Because fans are huge hypocrites. They only care about their fighters' well being. They allow soft touches, yet what about the overmatched opponent, who gets paid a tenth of what the main fighter gets? It's no different from being thrown in a fight against a fully-roided guy. Where is the concern for this overmatched guy? "Oh these guys are risking their lives doe." GTFOH.

[hugh grant]

Lays off benefit you so dont expect no easy touch comebacks and excuses. Unless you didn't train during layoff but it's rare you dont train

[rickJen]

And why is it okay for such fighters to let them take tuneups
when taking a long layoff was their choice?